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he's a patriot, he's a someone who has done extraordinary work in the united states senate and somebody who served this country with valor in vietnam. and is somebody who is currently serving on my intelligence advisory board and doing an outstanding job. so i haven't made a decision on this. with respect to the particular comment that you quoted, he apologized for it. and i think it's a testimony to what has been a positive change over the last decade in terms of people's attitudes about gays and lesbians serving our country. and that's something that i'm very proud to have led. and i think that anybody who serves in my administration understands my attitude and position on those issues. >> mr. president, as you look forward to a second term, you think about your legacy. you think about your goals. how frustrated are you at how hard it appears to be to get some of these things done? very difficult relationship with congress, people come up to me all the time and say, don't they realize all of them, the president, republicans, democrats, how frustrated we all are? >> well i think we're
he's a patriot, he's a someone who has done extraordinary work in the united states senate and somebody who served this country with valor in vietnam. and is somebody who is currently serving on my intelligence advisory board and doing an outstanding job. so i haven't made a decision on this. with respect to the particular comment that you quoted, he apologized for it. and i think it's a testimony to what has been a positive change over the last decade in terms of people's attitudes about gays...
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i've been as involved with this as any senator in the united states senate, other than mitch mcconnell and harry reid. i have never seen those cuts, so i'd love to take those up on the senate floor. let me just say this, like every american, i'm disgusted with where we are. i know people are irritated at the president, they're irritated at congress, as they should be. there's no question that in the next few days or next few weeks, we're going to rescue most of the american people from a tax increase. we're going to do it. better to do it over the next day or two. but what hasn't happened in this debate is any discussion about real reductions, reforms in medicare and social security, to save those. i think that is totally irresponsible. >> but there's -- look, here's where we are. there is not time for you to reform entitlements between now and midnight on the 31st. so here is your choice. you either allow tax rates to go up on everyone -- >> we're going to deal with that. >> or try to protect some people. >> i would bet my life over the next very short period of time, 98 to 99% of the
i've been as involved with this as any senator in the united states senate, other than mitch mcconnell and harry reid. i have never seen those cuts, so i'd love to take those up on the senate floor. let me just say this, like every american, i'm disgusted with where we are. i know people are irritated at the president, they're irritated at congress, as they should be. there's no question that in the next few days or next few weeks, we're going to rescue most of the american people from a tax...
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he's a patriot, he's a someone who has done extraordinary work in the united states senate and somebody who served this country with valor in vietnam. and is somebody who is currently serving on my intelligence advisory board and doing an outstanding job. so i haven't made a decision on this with respect to the particular comment that you quoted, he apologized for it. and i think it's a testimony to what has been a positive change over the last decade in terms of people's attitudes about gays and lesbians serving our country. and that's something that i'm very proud to have led. and i think that anybody who serves in my administration understands my attitude and position on those issues. >> mr. president, as you look forward to a second term, you think about your legacy. you think about your goals. how frustrated are you at how hard it appears to be to get some of these things done? very difficult relationship with congress, people come up to me all the time and say, don't they realize all of them, the president, republicans, democrats, how frustrated we all are? >> well i think we're a
he's a patriot, he's a someone who has done extraordinary work in the united states senate and somebody who served this country with valor in vietnam. and is somebody who is currently serving on my intelligence advisory board and doing an outstanding job. so i haven't made a decision on this with respect to the particular comment that you quoted, he apologized for it. and i think it's a testimony to what has been a positive change over the last decade in terms of people's attitudes about gays...
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. >>> the state of hawaii has itself a brand new united states senator elect. a little more than a week ago daniel inouye passed away outside of washington at the age of 88. his passing immediately kicked off a process to replace him in hawaii, and it is a process that's kind of unique to hawaii. hawaii's governor neil abercrombie was provided with a list of three potential replacements for senator inouye. the three they put together included the state's current lieutenant governor. the governor got to choose among those thee and tonight he announced his decision. >> i have informed the leadership of the united states senate with senator reid, the majority of the united states senate brian schatz will be the next senator from hawaii. >> brian schatz, governor abercrombie chose his own lieutenant governor to be the state's next senator. he's a former chairman of the presidential party. this appointment is not without controversy. senator daniel inouye's last request is that he be replaced by colleen hannabussa. tonight the senator's office releases this statemen
. >>> the state of hawaii has itself a brand new united states senator elect. a little more than a week ago daniel inouye passed away outside of washington at the age of 88. his passing immediately kicked off a process to replace him in hawaii, and it is a process that's kind of unique to hawaii. hawaii's governor neil abercrombie was provided with a list of three potential replacements for senator inouye. the three they put together included the state's current lieutenant governor....
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. >> i 73 in the united states senate is a youth movement. i think he will make a decision sometime later. i think you will see him out there courting donors and activists in iowa, new hampshire and elsewhere. >> chris: byron? >> implementation of obama care. the rise in costs of premiums. more people put into part-time status. controversy over the start of these exchanges with republican governors refusing to do it in their states and the loss of employer-based health coverage for a lot of people. you have to remember, president obama campaigned by saying if you like your coverage now you can keep it. that will be put to the test this year. >> chris: kirsten? >> i think that based on what happened in the last election the republicans have finally realized for political reasons they have to start to look at immigration reform. something the president wanted to do before but really couldn't because the republicans weren't interested in doing it. i think whether something will be passed this year or not is hard to say but definitely i think we
. >> i 73 in the united states senate is a youth movement. i think he will make a decision sometime later. i think you will see him out there courting donors and activists in iowa, new hampshire and elsewhere. >> chris: byron? >> implementation of obama care. the rise in costs of premiums. more people put into part-time status. controversy over the start of these exchanges with republican governors refusing to do it in their states and the loss of employer-based health...
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i'm a united states senator. i'm not an israeli senator. >> well, i'd certainly think he's going to be put through the ringer more than senator kerry who will be very, very easily confirmed. but hagel has a lot of friends in the senate. not as many as he used to because there's been some turnovers. some of the newer senators don't have the respect and consideration they might have for a former colleague. but he's got excellent credentials. he's got two purple hearts. he was an enlisted man. i think they will kind of put him through some paces, wu i don't think it would be the same thing as they planned on doing with susan rice. it seemed to be a little bit more animosity. >> bob costa, what are you hearing on the hill about the fate of chuck hagel? >> i think it's going to be a very contentious nomination process. one of the problems that senator hagel has, when they look at hagel, they see him closer to the democrats since he left the senate. though he would seem like a republican pick, he endorsed bob kerry. an
i'm a united states senator. i'm not an israeli senator. >> well, i'd certainly think he's going to be put through the ringer more than senator kerry who will be very, very easily confirmed. but hagel has a lot of friends in the senate. not as many as he used to because there's been some turnovers. some of the newer senators don't have the respect and consideration they might have for a former colleague. but he's got excellent credentials. he's got two purple hearts. he was an enlisted...
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he has done extraordinary work both in the united states senate. somebody who served this country with valor in vietnam. and is somebody who is currently serving on my intelligence advisory board and doing an outstanding job. so i haven't made a decision on this. with respect to the particular comment that you quoted, he apologized for it. and i think it's a testimony to what has been a positive change over the last decade in terms of people's attitudes about gays and lesbians serving our country. and that's something that i'm very proud to have led, and i think that anybody who serves in my administration understands my attitude and position on those issues. >> mr. president, as you look forward to a second term, you think about your legacy. you think about your goals. how frustrated are you at how hard it appears to be to get some of these things done? very difficult relationship with congress. people come up to me all the time and say, don't they realize, all of them, the president, republicans and democrats, how frustrated we all are? >> well,
he has done extraordinary work both in the united states senate. somebody who served this country with valor in vietnam. and is somebody who is currently serving on my intelligence advisory board and doing an outstanding job. so i haven't made a decision on this. with respect to the particular comment that you quoted, he apologized for it. and i think it's a testimony to what has been a positive change over the last decade in terms of people's attitudes about gays and lesbians serving our...
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at some point the united states senate has to do something. what we were trying to do this week was to basically jump start and try to kick into gear some action by the senate to avert the tax increases going into effect on january 1st. >> speaker, with all due respect, what impact do you think bringing up a bipartisan grand bargain that you could strike with president obama would have on the future of your speakership? >> well, at some point we're going to have to address the spending problem that we have. we can't cut our way to prosperity. we need real economic growth and many of us believe on both sides of the aisle that the fundamental reform of our tax code will help us get our economy moving faster and put more americans back to work, and more americans on the tax rolls. how we get there, god only knows. all i am talking is eric and i are and our team are committed to working with our colleagues on both sides of the aisle and both sides of the capitol and the white house to address this. >> last week i asked you if you were concerned ab
at some point the united states senate has to do something. what we were trying to do this week was to basically jump start and try to kick into gear some action by the senate to avert the tax increases going into effect on january 1st. >> speaker, with all due respect, what impact do you think bringing up a bipartisan grand bargain that you could strike with president obama would have on the future of your speakership? >> well, at some point we're going to have to address the...
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i'm a united states senator, not an israeli senator. many people have defended his potential nomination. his views on foreign policy are far from being outside the mainstream. what is really motivating his critics? jack reed is a democratic senator from rhode island, and dana milbank is a columnist for "the washington post." senator reed, you know, one of our producers who is pretty sharp said that chuck hagel is barack obama with a war record. >> they think very much alike, except one guy's got a purple heart. your thoughts, how would you size him up as a former colleague ied logically in terms of peace and war and issues. >> first of all, chris, you've pointed out this is someone who's been in combat. instantaneously, the men and women in the armed forces know that at the top of the pentagon, someone who has literally walked in their boots. that has experienced what they experience. and that i think is a huge asset that he brings. as far as his foreign policy credentials go, he has been a very thoughtful and very congress observer of
i'm a united states senator, not an israeli senator. many people have defended his potential nomination. his views on foreign policy are far from being outside the mainstream. what is really motivating his critics? jack reed is a democratic senator from rhode island, and dana milbank is a columnist for "the washington post." senator reed, you know, one of our producers who is pretty sharp said that chuck hagel is barack obama with a war record. >> they think very much alike,...
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. >> something very strange is happening in the united states senate these days, and i'm not talking about the fiscal cliff. i'm talking about how you have republicans eating alive their own republicans. that's almost unprecedented. you have the log cabin republicans, the gay conservative group being funded by crazy right-wingers who are coming out against a republican, and you have the liberal democratic groups, gay groups, like hrc human rights campaign saying we're with him after he makes this apology. it's almost like it's crazy day. i think there's one common threat through all of this, and that's that the republican caucus, the right-wing republican caucus losing olympia snow, losing other thoughtful members, is now so far to the right that no matter what barack obama says, does, thinks, uses his brain for, their answer is no, even if it's one of their own. >> i know you have a point you want to make, but isn't it also the fact that the people who oppose chuck hagel are the people who have been the most wrong on foreign policy, pretty much on everything for the last generation?
. >> something very strange is happening in the united states senate these days, and i'm not talking about the fiscal cliff. i'm talking about how you have republicans eating alive their own republicans. that's almost unprecedented. you have the log cabin republicans, the gay conservative group being funded by crazy right-wingers who are coming out against a republican, and you have the liberal democratic groups, gay groups, like hrc human rights campaign saying we're with him after he...
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hagel who had the power to confirm presidential nominees or deny them, back when he was a united states senator, mr. hagel stood in opposition to president clinton's nominee to be the ambassador to luxembourg, a man named james hormel. senator hagel explained at the time that he was oppose odd to the nomination because mr. hormel was guy. he said to his hometown paper that ambassadors, quote are, representing america. they're representing our lifestyle, our values, our standards. and i think it is an inhibiting factor to be guy openly, aggressively guy like mr. hormel to do an effective job. chuck hagel said that in 1998. today he took it back, releasing a statement to the "washington post" calling his own words back then insensitive, saying they did not reflect the totality of his views or public record. he apologized to mr. hormel and apologized for saying it. he then says he supports, quote, open service, which means i think he is not going to be a creep about "don't ask, don't tell" if he gets put in charge of the pentagon who has just gone through hell and high water to repeal "don
hagel who had the power to confirm presidential nominees or deny them, back when he was a united states senator, mr. hagel stood in opposition to president clinton's nominee to be the ambassador to luxembourg, a man named james hormel. senator hagel explained at the time that he was oppose odd to the nomination because mr. hormel was guy. he said to his hometown paper that ambassadors, quote are, representing america. they're representing our lifestyle, our values, our standards. and i think it...
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a united states senator. i don't think this is wise for any white house, regardless of republican or democrat to do this. because when you let someone hang out there and let them be defined by the other, it's not fair to their reputation and the nomination deserves a white house backing. >> it takes two here where you also have not seen a situation where the opposition party has gone after nominees -- well, they're not nominees. >> remember john tower? >> he was nominated when that fight took place. >> you're right. >> getting bork'd here? does congress have too much influence? >> that's a good yes. i don't know. they have a lot of influence. i think they're using it in not very constructive ways. in this case obama let susan rice go. he has to stand his ground with chuck hagel. he would look so weak. >> there's no political backing for chuck hagel any where. the congress has the right to assign and consent. it is not fun sometimes but that's how it works. >> what strikes me about hagel is no anticipation tha
a united states senator. i don't think this is wise for any white house, regardless of republican or democrat to do this. because when you let someone hang out there and let them be defined by the other, it's not fair to their reputation and the nomination deserves a white house backing. >> it takes two here where you also have not seen a situation where the opposition party has gone after nominees -- well, they're not nominees. >> remember john tower? >> he was nominated when...
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i'm a united states senator. i support israel, but my first interest is i take an oath to the united states, not to a president, not a a party not to israel. >> i'm confused about what is controversial about that. hagel is criticized for a remark he made about an ambassador candidate he made in 1998 when he said james hormel was openly gay. hormel said he accepted the apology. chuck hagel hasn't been selected yet. given what happened to ambassador rice, the question becomes will the president get the cabinet he wants or settle for the cabinet he can get confirm? richard, bob, lizz and raul reyes. this is about chuck hagel and opti optics. it's the president putting one forward saying is this okay. when they say it's not okay, it pulls back. is that the problem here? >> it's what i think. chuck hagel needs to look back at what happened with shirley sherrod and hagel. don't get to the defense post yet, if i am chuck. the thing is, is there a -- the president is trying to fashion a cabinet for the second term. is th
i'm a united states senator. i support israel, but my first interest is i take an oath to the united states, not to a president, not a a party not to israel. >> i'm confused about what is controversial about that. hagel is criticized for a remark he made about an ambassador candidate he made in 1998 when he said james hormel was openly gay. hormel said he accepted the apology. chuck hagel hasn't been selected yet. given what happened to ambassador rice, the question becomes will the...
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i'm a united states senator not an israeli senator. many people have defended his potential nomination. his views on foreign policy are far from being outside the mainstream. what is really motivating his critics. jack reid is a democratic senator from rhode island and dana milbank is a columnist for "the washington post." senator reid, you know, one of our producers who is pretty sharp is pretty smart said chuck hagel is barack obama with a war record, except one guy has a couple purple hearts. your thoughts, how would you size him up as a former colleague ie dee logically. >> this is someone who has been in combat. instantaneously, someone who has literally walked in their boots, someone who has experienced what they experienced and that is a huge asset he wrings. as far as foreign policy products go, he has been very thoughtful and constant observer of shifting foreign policies all across the globe, not just in one area. but i think the most compelling comments ref renerence in israe nine ambassadors say their people show he's a str
i'm a united states senator not an israeli senator. many people have defended his potential nomination. his views on foreign policy are far from being outside the mainstream. what is really motivating his critics. jack reid is a democratic senator from rhode island and dana milbank is a columnist for "the washington post." senator reid, you know, one of our producers who is pretty sharp is pretty smart said chuck hagel is barack obama with a war record, except one guy has a couple...
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. >> listen, i was a gay staffer on the floor of the united states senate. i didn't like his policy positions then. he has since grown on the issue. if that's the case, and the president wants to actually nominate here and hrc, which is actually the preeminent gay rights equality group in the country is out there saying they accept his apology for wa it's worth. i accept his apology. what's happening is the nominees who haven't been nominated yet that are being, i guess, in a way beaten down or voted down in the arena of public opinion before they even get to the chamber as an actual nominee. that's a problem. and that, to me, is you have a lot of senators, both on the left and the right doing these things. i'd rather the president just send up the nomination and let the senate do its will. >> does that mean this balloon has popped, it's not going tor anywhere? >> yeah, i suppose so. and that saddens me. frankly, i would like to see a republican over the department of defense. i would like to see a formerly anti-gay republican sitting in the secretary of def
. >> listen, i was a gay staffer on the floor of the united states senate. i didn't like his policy positions then. he has since grown on the issue. if that's the case, and the president wants to actually nominate here and hrc, which is actually the preeminent gay rights equality group in the country is out there saying they accept his apology for wa it's worth. i accept his apology. what's happening is the nominees who haven't been nominated yet that are being, i guess, in a way beaten...
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two bills the house passed to deal with the fiscal cliff that are now over the united states senate. if the senate wants to do anything with them, amend them and send them back to the house and perhaps the house will act on it. essentially what boehner is saying is we're not making any moves until the senate amends the two bills we passed over or sends a new one. what are in those bills? well, they essentially extend the bush tax cuts permanently for all earners. and then to avert the sequester and other types of cuts, they make what a lot of liberals have called draconian cuts to meals on wheels, food stamps. it goes into discretionary spending. the house passed bills are absolutely would go nowhere. and would be vee toad by president obama. so this is what we're seeing on the statement the day after christmas is while you guys figure out some solution, we wash our hands of it. >> as a follow-up, i'm putting my press secretary hat on for a second and say the response i would expect from the democratic side from the senate is hey, we passed a bill too. we passed a bill that does the
two bills the house passed to deal with the fiscal cliff that are now over the united states senate. if the senate wants to do anything with them, amend them and send them back to the house and perhaps the house will act on it. essentially what boehner is saying is we're not making any moves until the senate amends the two bills we passed over or sends a new one. what are in those bills? well, they essentially extend the bush tax cuts permanently for all earners. and then to avert the sequester...
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my best friends in the senate, is the way to go. that's risking the united states. the president has said he is not going to hold the credit of the united states so someone can achieve a political agenda. doesn't count on bargaining over the debt ceiling. on taxes, i know it's hard for the republicans but the president ran on that platform, 250, no tax increase for people below but taxes for people above. 60% of the voters said they were for it in the exit polls, including some republicans and yet our republican colleagues by refusing to go along with revenues are risking the fiscal cliff and make no mistake about it. if we go over, god forbid and i still don't think we have to, the american people are going to blame the republican party and they'll come right back and pass something. so i don't think the middle class is at risk. if we go over the cliff, our republicans colleagues will come back and go uh-oh and pass the bill we passed in senate already. >> can check hagel become secretary of defense if he's the republican's nominee? >> a lot of republicans have ask
my best friends in the senate, is the way to go. that's risking the united states. the president has said he is not going to hold the credit of the united states so someone can achieve a political agenda. doesn't count on bargaining over the debt ceiling. on taxes, i know it's hard for the republicans but the president ran on that platform, 250, no tax increase for people below but taxes for people above. 60% of the voters said they were for it in the exit polls, including some republicans and...
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states senate, and so i just think we've got to sit down and hammer something out and see where can the democrats give in the senate, where can the republicans give in the house, and let's try to make something more reasonable. i think $250,000 is way too low. i'd go for no limits, but that's not where we are right now. >> as a member of the senate, you have to work tomorrow, presumably on the fiscal cliff, should the house republicans, the leadership, call that body back into session? >> well, i think speaker boehner will be in on the negotiations, and he will know when something might go through the senate, and he will certainly call the house in time to address this. they are prepared to go back, but right now, the action is in the senate, and i know that we're all trying to come up with and talk to our colleagues about some kind of way to avoid this massive increase in taxes that would occur if we don't act. and the things that are going on beneath the surface, i think, are important in the senate side, and i know the speaker will call them back when it's necessary. >> on a diff
states senate, and so i just think we've got to sit down and hammer something out and see where can the democrats give in the senate, where can the republicans give in the house, and let's try to make something more reasonable. i think $250,000 is way too low. i'd go for no limits, but that's not where we are right now. >> as a member of the senate, you have to work tomorrow, presumably on the fiscal cliff, should the house republicans, the leadership, call that body back into session?...
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for the love of god, last time i checked, president obama is the president of the united states. we don't have to personally love each and every one of them. it's his choice. let us stop having neoconservatives in the senate choose the entire obama cabinet. >> in theory, i think you're right. in practice -- >> that means he doesn't agree with you. >> i think you make good points. the truth is the person who's going to set the policy and agenda is barack obama. he's very hands on. it's really a symbolic fight. the question is do you need a symbolic fight when you can get somebody else to do what you want just as well without going through combat, intense combat, over some of these legislative issues, especially the budget stuff right away. it seems to me -- >> what that sounds like, i want to get joy in the panel, that sounds what you hear from washington democrats, every time they are losing is a symbolic fight. you know who doesn't think it's a symbolic fight, the republicans don't seem to think this is a symbolic fight. the republicans don't think this is a waste of, quote, pol
for the love of god, last time i checked, president obama is the president of the united states. we don't have to personally love each and every one of them. it's his choice. let us stop having neoconservatives in the senate choose the entire obama cabinet. >> in theory, i think you're right. in practice -- >> that means he doesn't agree with you. >> i think you make good points. the truth is the person who's going to set the policy and agenda is barack obama. he's very hands...
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she has represented the united states and our interests in the united nations with skill and professionalism and toughness and grace. if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador, who had nothing to do with benghazi, and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. and i don't think there's any debate in this country that when you have four americans killed that's a problem. and we've got to get to the bottom of it and there needs to be accountability. we've got to bring those who carried it out to justice. they won't get any debate from me on that. but when they go after the u.n. ambassador, apparently because they think she's an easy target, then they've got a problem with me. >> one of the closest things to a flash of temper that we have ever seen from president barack obama. that was at his first press availability after being re-elected. still, though, the preside
she has represented the united states and our interests in the united nations with skill and professionalism and toughness and grace. if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador, who had nothing to do with benghazi, and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. and i...
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that's not good for a friend of the united states. it's also putting out a prominent american senator saying that a war in the middle east that does not correspond to any decent conception of the interest of the country, it is being waged for, that implicates the united states autonot to happen. and that's also something also working in the background of the criticism of hagel over his israel comments because he simply looks like someone who is a skepticism, who exhibits a skepticism, who would be at the helm of the pentagon. >> but at this point obama is going to look really weak if he doesn't own hagel. and he's been so silent. i really just don't understand why because he has political capital right now, he should use it, but he's not coming out to defend these candidates who are putting themselves on the line for him. >> he came out to defend susan rice strongly but that didn't necessarily turn the tide. aaron, i'm curious if you think this ends up being a test case for how, for where we draw the boundaries of what is acceptable o
that's not good for a friend of the united states. it's also putting out a prominent american senator saying that a war in the middle east that does not correspond to any decent conception of the interest of the country, it is being waged for, that implicates the united states autonot to happen. and that's also something also working in the background of the criticism of hagel over his israel comments because he simply looks like someone who is a skepticism, who exhibits a skepticism, who would...
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interpreter as a young woman from mozambique who is foreign-born, come to the united states to work at the u.n. also, paying tribute to john kerry and the fact that john kerry gave him his first platform, his first national platform. he was a young state senator in 2004 who was invited to keynote the democratic convention in boston. >> and i'm also reminded of the fact that in 2008 john kerry offered a key endorsement of then senator obama at a rally many south carolina, and that south carolina primary was also hugely important for then senator obama, and john kerry gave him that endorsement. it was a very important day. >> obama also references this debate prep session, which is really -- >> that he worked so hard on. >> because kerry apparently at the initial sessions played it really softball to obama and people like david plouffe walked up to kerry and said, look, you have to take it tougher on him, and apparently kerry really did. calling him a failure, just going point by point by point anticipating the attacks of romney. >> thank you so much, both of you. glen, jonathan, congrat
interpreter as a young woman from mozambique who is foreign-born, come to the united states to work at the u.n. also, paying tribute to john kerry and the fact that john kerry gave him his first platform, his first national platform. he was a young state senator in 2004 who was invited to keynote the democratic convention in boston. >> and i'm also reminded of the fact that in 2008 john kerry offered a key endorsement of then senator obama at a rally many south carolina, and that south...
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i'm not in the majority of the united states senate, and he's the president of the united states. if we get down to the end of this year and the only choice we have is to save taxes going up on the middle class, then i would support that. >> grover, as you know, johnny isakson is not exactly a moderate. he's saying he would support tax increases for everybody below the middle class effectively, if six, seven, eight, depending on the math, other republicans agree with him, and many more in the house, this actually could pass next week, meaning tax increases for everybody over $250,000. >> you're right. we're talking about three things when we talk about the fiscal cliff. one is the bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 that the democrats claim they want to protect for most americans. they all voted against them. they didn't want them in the first place, but now they recognize how terribly important they are, they claim. for two full years, all of 2009 and all of 2010, obama was president. you had a super majority of democrats in the house and the senate. they could have passed making perm
i'm not in the majority of the united states senate, and he's the president of the united states. if we get down to the end of this year and the only choice we have is to save taxes going up on the middle class, then i would support that. >> grover, as you know, johnny isakson is not exactly a moderate. he's saying he would support tax increases for everybody below the middle class effectively, if six, seven, eight, depending on the math, other republicans agree with him, and many more in...
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the united states senate to begi with. running for office is a difficult endeavor, usually accompanied by great personal risk and cost. each one of you is capable of being a positive force for changing the tone of debate in our country. each one of you has the responsibility to protect the integrity and represent your constituents, but also to make informed and imaginative choices on which our country depends. i am optimistic about our country's future. i believe that both internal divisions and external threats can be overcome. the united states will continue to serve as the inspiration for people seeking peace, freedom, and economic prosperity. and the united states senate should and will be at the forefront of this advancement. may we see each day, got our creator -- each day from god, our creator -- and may god continue to bless the united states of america. >> the gentleman from indiana. >> the service of richard lugar, and to pay tribute to his legacy. i have served beside him during my two tours of service here in t
the united states senate to begi with. running for office is a difficult endeavor, usually accompanied by great personal risk and cost. each one of you is capable of being a positive force for changing the tone of debate in our country. each one of you has the responsibility to protect the integrity and represent your constituents, but also to make informed and imaginative choices on which our country depends. i am optimistic about our country's future. i believe that both internal divisions...
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she wants to be the chief diplomat of the united states. she must have gone in there and not only ticking off mccain is one thing but susan collins who introduceed her when she was nominated there is a way to a u.s. senator, you do not talk, you let them do all the talking. she must have really got were her back up thinking i got the president behind me, i will get nominated whether you like it or not, and that attitude did not work. >> she didn't say "i'm sorry." >>gregg: she had the c.i.a., the acting c.i.a. director in tow. >> she could have said, look, i characterize the intelligence inappropriately, and i feel badly, and i could have been more cautious in my characterization so i apologize. she clearly didn't do that. >>greg: and the former attorney general said, there are a lot of potential nominees that do problematic things but with her it is moral fitness. >> she delivered a political message that neither hillary clinton or the director of intelligence. >>gregg: why do you think hillary clinton would not? >> she was not willing. wh
she wants to be the chief diplomat of the united states. she must have gone in there and not only ticking off mccain is one thing but susan collins who introduceed her when she was nominated there is a way to a u.s. senator, you do not talk, you let them do all the talking. she must have really got were her back up thinking i got the president behind me, i will get nominated whether you like it or not, and that attitude did not work. >> she didn't say "i'm sorry." >>gregg:...
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states senators. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." right now, the house of representatives is getting closer to a showdown vote on the house speaker's plan to avoid that so-called fiscal cliff. it's a high stakes bargaining chip in the negotiations with president obama and it comes only 12 days before automatic tax hikes and spending cuts go into effect. that could take a painful toll on the u.s. economy. let's go to capitol hill. our senior congressional correspondent dana bash is standing by with the latest. dana? >> reporter: well, wolf, the vote that the speaker calls plan b is about an hour away. we're told that republican leaders at this hour are still twisting arms, republican arms to make sure that this passes. there's a weird sense here, a weird atmosphere that things are moving fast but stalled at the same time. the fiscal cliff impasse is so surreal, democrats are resorting to movie analogies, calling republicans thelma and louise. >> rather than face the reality of what lie
states senators. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." right now, the house of representatives is getting closer to a showdown vote on the house speaker's plan to avoid that so-called fiscal cliff. it's a high stakes bargaining chip in the negotiations with president obama and it comes only 12 days before automatic tax hikes and spending cuts go into effect. that could take a painful toll on the u.s. economy. let's go to capitol hill. our senior congressional correspondent...